McCarthy-Built Allied Health Facility at San Diego Mesa College Receives LEED Gold Certification

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LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded LEED Gold Certification of the new three-story, 50,000-square-foot Allied Health Education and Training Facility at San Diego Mesa College, located at 7250 Mesa College Dr. in the Clairemont area of San Diego, Calif. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of the nation’s preeminent health and education facility builders, served as the construction manager on behalf of the San Diego Community College District. Architects | Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker was the project architect. Completed in August 2009, the new $23 million Allied Health Education and Training Facility is the District’s sixth … Read more

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2010 National Safety Excellence Award Applications Now Available

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2010 ABC National Safety Excellence Award applications are available online at www.abc.org. The deadline for applications is Sept. 24. The National Safety Excellence Award recognizes outstanding long-term safety performance and a company's total commitment to proactive safety training strategies. A maximum of 63 companies — less than 3 percent of all STEP applicants — will be selected as finalists for this award in the three North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) construction categories (236, 237 and 238) and seven man-hour categories.  All 2010 Safety Training Evaluation Process (STEP) Platinum recipients are eligible to apply. The National Safety Excellence Awards will … Read more

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Haskell Wins Five ABC Excellence In Construction Awards

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Design-Build Firm Sweeps Healthcare Division, Wins Project of the Year JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Haskell took home four Excellence in Construction Awards, including Project of the Year, and one Award of Merit from the Florida First Coast Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for its work on Baptist Medical Center South, Emerson Medical Plaza, Baymeadows Primary Care and Ave Maria University’s Mega Dorm. Haskell received the Project of the Year award for its work on Baptist Medical Center South-Tower D, a new eight-story patient tower with a ninth floor mechanical penthouse and a six-story parking structure. “We are honored to … Read more

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Reid Supply to Unveil New Products at IMTS

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Reid Supply Company, a Michigan-based global distributor of construction and industrial products, will be showcasing new products from innovative floor dryers to time-saving industrial clamps during the 2010 International Manufacturing Technology Show at the McCormick Place in Chicago, September 13th through the 18th. “IMTS gives us a welcomed chance to see old friends and meet new ones,” says John Carrier, President of Reid Supply Company. “We"ve been around for more than 60 years, so we have a lot of visitors who look forward to seeing some of our new products for the coming year.” Greg Palmer, Director of Marketing at … Read more

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Construction Added 19,000 Jobs Last Month as Strike Ends but Industry Remains at 17% Unemployment

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Industry Association Urges Congress and the Administration to Act on Long-Delayed Infrastructure Bills and Avoid Tax Rate Increases or Risk Further Job Losses The construction industry added 19,000 jobs in August as a strike that had lowered employment in July ended, but the sector’s 17 percent unemployment rate was the highest August rate ever, according to a new analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of federal employment data released today. Continuing gridlock in Washington over infrastructure legislation and expiring tax rates threatens to keep construction workers unemployed much longer, association officials warned. “Construction layoffs in May through July … Read more

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